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Ray Allen Kraus, 67, who was driving the car, and Pamela Jean Kraus, 64, were killed in the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Allen Cole Godwin, 30, of Dunnellon, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center and then by helicopter to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He remained in critical condition on Friday in the Shands burn unit, according to FHP.

The deaths, the 41st and 42nd traffic fatalities of the year in Marion County, occurred nearly 21 hours after troopers responded to an early morning fatality on Maricamp Road at Southeast 31st Street, where a 35-year-old Silver Springs Shores man's Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into the back of a flat-bed road construction vehicle.

In Thursday night's crash, FHP officials said witnesses told them the 2004 Chevy Colorado pickup driven by Godwin — and bearing the name "ASP America's Swimming Pool Co." — was speeding west on SR 200 when it ran a red light in the 8300 block.

Those witnesses said a car coming from the other direction in the turn lane of SR 200 had a green light at the intersection and was attempting to make a left turn. The truck slammed into the passenger's side of the car.

The pickup came to rest on one side of SR 200, beside a post, while the car came to a stop on the other side in the outside lane.

The married couple inside the car were pronounced dead on scene.

Troopers said they received the call at 9:44 p.m. Speed was a factor in the crash, they said.

Godwin has a history of driving-related citations and crimes, including a 10-month prison term for driving while license suspended or revoked, according to county and state records.

In April, he was cited for driving 15-19 mph above the speed limit on a state road and was fined $256.

One of the eyewitnesses, Rodney Means, told the Star-Banner that the driver of the pickup was traveling "extremely" fast on SR 200 and at one point almost struck another vehicle on the road not far from the accident scene.

Means said the white car, which had a green light, was attempting to turn left at the intersection when it was struck by the pickup.

"It was a loud bang," Means said.

Means said he parked his vehicle and noticed another motorist had removed the driver from the truck. By this time, he said the pickup was on fire and a third motorist put the blaze out with a fire extinguisher.

Means said Marion County firefighters arrived and tended to the man and woman in the car.

John Landolfi, owner of Pavarotti's Pizza & Rest Two, said he was on his way home from work when he came upon the accident. Seeing the pickup on fire and Godwin still inside, Landolfi got out of his vehicle, took his shirt off and used it to cover his face and protect himself from fumes coming from the pickup.

He grabbed the injured man and pulled him from the truck.

"He was coherent when I took him out. His face was full of blood, and he kept telling me he was fine. But he didn't look fine to me," Landolfi said.

The business owner said firefighters came and cut Godwin's clothing from his body and washed him down. Godwin was loaded on a gurney and taken away.

"I feel bad for the other people," Landolfi said of the couple who died on scene.

Brett Merlina, a licensed emergency medical technician who lives two blocks from the accident site, said he heard the crash and heard what sounded like horns going off constantly.

With a fire extinguisher in his vehicle, Merlina drove to the area. When he saw the pickup burning, he grabbed the extinguisher and doused the fire.

He said he returned to his vehicle to get his first aid kit to see if he could treat the man.

Because of chlorine fumes from the truck, he was unable to get to Godwin, he said. Merlina said he was later taken to ORMC, where he was treated for smoke inhalation.

<p>A married couple from Ocala were killed and another man was critically injured Thursday night when a pickup struck a car making a left turn onto State Road 200 near On Top of the World.</p><p>Ray Allen Kraus, 67, who was driving the car, and Pamela Jean Kraus, 64, were killed in the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.</p><p>Allen Cole Godwin, 30, of Dunnellon, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center and then by helicopter to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He remained in critical condition on Friday in the Shands burn unit, according to FHP.</p><p>The deaths, the 41st and 42nd traffic fatalities of the year in Marion County, occurred nearly 21 hours after troopers responded to an early morning fatality on Maricamp Road at Southeast 31st Street, where a 35-year-old Silver Springs Shores man's Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into the back of a flat-bed road construction vehicle.</p><p>In Thursday night's crash, FHP officials said witnesses told them the 2004 Chevy Colorado pickup driven by Godwin — and bearing the name "ASP America's Swimming Pool Co." — was speeding west on SR 200 when it ran a red light in the 8300 block.</p><p>Those witnesses said a car coming from the other direction in the turn lane of SR 200 had a green light at the intersection and was attempting to make a left turn. The truck slammed into the passenger's side of the car.</p><p>The pickup came to rest on one side of SR 200, beside a post, while the car came to a stop on the other side in the outside lane.</p><p>The married couple inside the car were pronounced dead on scene.</p><p>Troopers said they received the call at 9:44 p.m. Speed was a factor in the crash, they said.</p><p>Godwin has a history of driving-related citations and crimes, including a 10-month prison term for driving while license suspended or revoked, according to county and state records.</p><p>In April, he was cited for driving 15-19 mph above the speed limit on a state road and was fined $256.</p><p>One of the eyewitnesses, Rodney Means, told the Star-Banner that the driver of the pickup was traveling "extremely" fast on SR 200 and at one point almost struck another vehicle on the road not far from the accident scene.</p><p>Means said the white car, which had a green light, was attempting to turn left at the intersection when it was struck by the pickup.</p><p>"It was a loud bang," Means said.</p><p>Means said he parked his vehicle and noticed another motorist had removed the driver from the truck. By this time, he said the pickup was on fire and a third motorist put the blaze out with a fire extinguisher.</p><p>Means said Marion County firefighters arrived and tended to the man and woman in the car.</p><p>John Landolfi, owner of Pavarotti's Pizza & Rest Two, said he was on his way home from work when he came upon the accident. Seeing the pickup on fire and Godwin still inside, Landolfi got out of his vehicle, took his shirt off and used it to cover his face and protect himself from fumes coming from the pickup.</p><p>He grabbed the injured man and pulled him from the truck.</p><p>"He was coherent when I took him out. His face was full of blood, and he kept telling me he was fine. But he didn't look fine to me," Landolfi said.</p><p>The business owner said firefighters came and cut Godwin's clothing from his body and washed him down. Godwin was loaded on a gurney and taken away.</p><p>"I feel bad for the other people," Landolfi said of the couple who died on scene.</p><p>Brett Merlina, a licensed emergency medical technician who lives two blocks from the accident site, said he heard the crash and heard what sounded like horns going off constantly.</p><p>With a fire extinguisher in his vehicle, Merlina drove to the area. When he saw the pickup burning, he grabbed the extinguisher and doused the fire.</p><p>He said he returned to his vehicle to get his first aid kit to see if he could treat the man.</p><p>Because of chlorine fumes from the truck, he was unable to get to Godwin, he said. Merlina said he was later taken to ORMC, where he was treated for smoke inhalation.</p>